Lewis Hamilton visits Rafah crossing to discuss humanitarian aid for Gaza, weeks after calling for a 'free Palestine'
British F1 champion Sir Lewis Hamilton has visited the Rafah crossing to learn about Egypt's humanitarian aid operations for Palestinians in Gaza.
Sir Lewis Hamilton arrived at Arish International Airport in North Sinai on Tuesday where he met Egyptian officials ahead of a planned trip to the Gaza border. The British F1 champion, 41, wore a black crew neck jumper, trousers and sunglasses during his visit to the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing.
Humanitarian facilities tour
According to local reports, Hamilton is set to tour the Egyptian Red Crescent's facilities in Arish where volunteers prepare and ship humanitarian aid to Gaza. He also met volunteers for the Red Crescent who are involved in the aid distribution process.
The visit comes just weeks after the British F1 champion called for a 'free Palestine' and following his earlier trip to Jordan where he visited a hospital and aid packaging facility dedicated to helping people in Gaza.
Advocacy for African unity
Hamilton's visit follows reports about concerns surrounding the controversial proposed African Grand Prix in Rwanda. The racing driver called for Africa to unite amid the proxy war inside Rwanda's neighboring country, the Democratic Republic of Congo.
I really hope, and I still have hopes, that Africa unites. I know there's many people that don't want that to happen because they would be so powerful if they did, but I'm still hopeful that at some stage they will.
Call for global peace
Hamilton believes more people need to speak up on the ongoing war in the Congo, alongside the Israel-Hamas conflict, the latest Sudanese civil war and the conflict in Syria. He previously described his Jordan visit as 'life changing'.
The F1 champion called for humanitarian organizations such as the Red Cross and Red Crescent to have passage into Gaza to 'reach the places where help is needed'. Hamilton added: 'I think we need to make sure we're pushing to free Congo, free Sudan, free Syria, free Palestine.' His visit to Egypt continues his efforts to draw attention to humanitarian crises worldwide.
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